Tuks crowned Varsity Cup champs in style
· The South African
The Varsity Cup season’s showpiece title decider came down to a clash between the top two sides on the log, as UP-Tuks hosted second-placed FNB NWU Eagles in a rain-soaked and fully packed Tuks Stadium.
Rising to the occasion, the home side delivered a commanding performance to outclass their opponents and cap off an outstanding campaign in style.
Tuks only held a seven-point cushion at the break. However, the second stanza was a one-sided contention as Tuks squeezed on the NWU defence and scored back to back tries to extend their tally
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Andile Myeni produced a brilliant solo run to score a point of origin try before Jean Fourie added another important to open up a handy buffer for a team that had come into this clash as favourites.
Fyhalf Divan du Toit delivered with a 50m penalty to take Tuks to a 22-point lead before slotting a couple more kicks at goal to seal the comfortable victory for Stripe Generation.
VARSITY CUP SCORERS AS TUKS COME UP TRUMPS
FNB UP-Tuks: (10) 31
Tries: Penalty try, Andile Myeni POR, Jean Fourie.
NWU Eagles: (3) 3
Player of the Match: Andile Myeni (FNB UP-Tuks)
TEAMS
UP-Tuks: Buhle Mpaka, Jean Fourie, Jayd Austin, David Engongo, Duncan Blignaut, Abel Pretorius, Oelof De Meyer, Dillon Smith ©, Akha Mjawule, Divan Du Toit, Munashe Dukuswa, Christiaan Vlok, Kobus Janse van Rensburg, Andile Myeni, Hopewell Ntshangase.
NWU Eagles: Alethwa Buthelezi, Jordan Mcloughlin, Jason Oosthuizen, Stephan Krugel ©, Raniel Turner, Ricardo Fourie, Guhan Du Bois, Sean Roulston, Zack Serfontein, MJ Mostert, Logan Janeke, Leejay Petersen, Matthew Fortuin, Luyolo Doyi, Luan Van der Walt